What color is #8C95AA?

#8C95AA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C95AA?

The RGB value is 140, 149, 170: 140 red, 149 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C95AA?

The complementary color is #AAA18C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C95AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C95AA color

#8C95AA rgb(140, 149, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C95AA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 58.4% green and 66.7% blue (140, 149, 170).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#8C95AA color codes

HEX	`#8C95AA`
RGB	`rgb(140, 149, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 58.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.63, 1.28, -12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.63, 12.14, 276.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.817, 29.972, 42.289)`
Decimal	`9213354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C95AA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8C95AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C95AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8C95AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c95aa; }
.text { color: #8c95aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c95aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 149 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c95aa, #928caa); }

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Questions

What color is #8C95AA?: #8C95AA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C95AA?: The RGB value is 140, 149, 170: 140 red, 149 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C95AA?: The complementary color is #AAA18C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C95AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.